Weekly Wrap: A Potential Podcast Audience, and Fyre Fest Returns


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In Case You (Were Podcasting and) Missed It

👩🏽 There's a potential new podcast audience out there that Sounds Profitable likes to call "The Persuadables". Find out what their story is.

🦊 The rise of Fox news, Stevie Wonder, garbage, and reality TV. This week's favorite podcasts from The Guardian are a very mixed bag.

🔥 What could possibly go wrong? Fyre Fest 2 has been announced by the same fraudster who put together the disastrous original. Expect podcasts, memes and documentaries to follow.

🧳 On the road again. iHeartRadio has a list of the best travel podcasts.


The Lighter Side

Apparently AI is just a confused about politics as most Americans. This is what it thinks a political podcast listener looks like.

Not sure what's going on with the American flag on her hat. Maybe it was on sale? And the random shoe doesn't really make much sense (partial credit for it being red, white, and blue). This one is far from perfect.


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